The annual New Year's Eve concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic is hosted by Vienna.
Despite its English-language name, the Vienna New Year's Concert takes place on New Year's Day, January 1, rather than on New Year's Eve. It is held in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, one of Vienna's most famous concert venues. The program focuses heavily on music by the Strauss family and related composers.
The concert began in 1939, when Clemens Krauss conducted the first edition. After World War II, it developed into a major international broadcasting event. Different conductors lead the orchestra in different years, and the program traditionally includes the Blue Danube waltz and the Radetzky March.
The audience's clapping during the Radetzky March is a well-known part of the broadcast. The event is sometimes confused with a New Year's Eve concert because of its seasonal setting, but its official performance date is January 1.